TY - BOOK AU - Weele, Arjan J. Van TI - Purchasing and supply chain management: analysis, planning and practice. SN - 1861529783 AV - HF5437.V26 PY - 2004/// CY - Australia PB - Thomson KW - Cases. N1 - Include index; Contents: Analysis -- The Role of purchasing in the supply chain -- Industrial buying behavior: decision making in purchasing -- The Purchasing process: the buyer's role -- Markets and products -- The Purchasing management process -- Planning -- Purchasing market research -- Purchasing and business strategy -- Sourcing strategy: getting better results from suppliers -- Purchasing engineering and quality control -- Purchasing and supply chain management -- Getting organized for purchasing -- Purchasing performance measurement -- Supplier assessment: cost approaches and techniques -- Negotiating techniques and rules of conduct -- The Purchasing function in trade and retaile companies -- Buying in a facilities environment -- Public procurement and EC directives ER -